Porum eighth grade GEAR UP students visit Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology in Okmulgee. Pictured are (front row, left to right) Ciarah Barbee, Edie Brown, Kaitlyn Clifton, Zadie Clift...

Two events celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King have been announced. At 8:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 20 – the official Dr. Martin Luther King Day - minister Eunice Warrior will speak about King a...

The following active shooter incidents are the deadliest to have occurred in modern U.S. history (1949 to present). If the shooter was killed or died by suicide during the incident, that death is not ...

The City of Eufaula now has an online event calendar. Anyone in the community can submit an event online to be posted on the calendar at no charge. The goal is to have a central place for visitors and...

McIntosh County Election Board Secretary Carole Hayes, left, retired Dec. 31. District 2 County Commissioner Tim Pendley presented her with a plaque of appreciation during a retirement party at the co...

If you’re having trouble parting with your Christmas tree, here’s a fact to motivate you: Nearly one-third (29 percent) of U.S. home fires that begin with Christmas trees occurs in January. With this ...

Eufaula Public School faculty members and administrators recently attended an active shooter training class at Eufaula High School.

ENID - Northwestern Oklahoma State University will be offering a new minor, library and information science, to its students beginning with the spring 2020 semester that starts Jan. 13. The minor is o...

About 17 percent of active shooter cases take place in schools. So with good reason, about 150 Eufaula Public School faculty members and administrators recently attended an active shooter training cla...

The McIntosh County District Attorney’s Office ended the year on Dec. 31 by filing dozens of charges against nine parents for failure to make their children go to school. Most of the parents are Checo...

A Celebration of Unity will be held at Legacy on Main Street, 224 N. Main Street in Eufaula, starting at 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

CLINTON – A private donor is offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a double murder that occurred in Clinton on Nov. 10, 2019. Gabrie...

The McIntosh County Democratic Party will hold its first meeting of 2020 at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 9 in Checotah at the Jim Lucas Public Library.

A Texas man riding a bicycle on Interstate 40 six miles east of Checotah was struck by a vehicle and killed Friday. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Cody Ellis, 31, of Pampa, Texas was eastbo...

Rodney Haltom On January 9, 1861 – Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War. 1918 – The Battle of Bear Valley was a small engagement ...

Eufaula: Elevation normal, water 47 and murky. Black and white crappie excellent on jigs and minnows below and around the dam and docks. Blue catfish good on live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait below...

Current Series: SS: Romans Worship Message: Stacey Helms Wednesday Night: 1 Corinthians You can see our postings on Facebook and LECC Facebook Group. Welcome to Lake Eufaula Christian Church. Elder St...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The 1889 Institute, an Oklahoma state policy think tank, has filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). The amicus (friend of the court) brief asks the c...

Those who have fines and court costs in excess of $300 through McIntosh County District Court system may receive a $100 credit if they attend a Bridges Out of Poverty Program Saturday. The program wil...

The VFW spent their Christmas Day feeding more than 200 folks who came to enjoy the food and companionship.